PBC News & Comment: Part 1, Top Stories

Weaponizing Twitter, Trump shames House GOP into dropping sneaky scheme to gut ethics enforcement, GM, Ford quiver and kneel down…..Program Note: Based on user feedback, we are experimenting with 2 daily podcasts of about 15 minutes each. The first will cover top stories of the day, the second will focus on one or more major stories. Please share your comments, email peter@peterbcollins.com

--on Monday, House Republicans ignored their Speaker, gutted ethics office, and then backed down after Trump tweeted disapproval

--Trump threatens GM over Chevys made in Mexico

--Ford, bruised by Trump tweets, spins up cancellation of Mexican factory and shift of jobs to Michigan

--James Risen, the NY Times reporter hounded by Obama leak police, says Obama has set a bad precedent in whistleblower crackdowns

--before Christmas, Obama signed 2017 NDAA which includes $160 million for “ministry of truth”